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THE ACTS and MONUMENTS of the CHRISTIAN CHURCH by JOHN FOXE THE ACTS AND MONUMENTS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH by JOHN FOXE Commonly known as FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS Volume 14 Addenda. Published by the Ex-classics Project, 2010 http://www.exclassics.com Public Domain VOLUME 14 CONTENTS Full Contents 3 List of Illustrations 17 Glossary 24 Life Of John Fox from The Dictionary of National Biography 82 The Life and Martyrdom of Dermot O'Hurley, Archbishop Of Cashel by Philip O'Sullivan 96 The Execution Of Servetus For Blasphemy, Heresy, & Obstinate Anabaptism, Defended by John Knox. 99 Observations On Foxe's Book Of Martyrs by William Cobbett 106 -2- FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS Full Contents VOLUME 1 From the Death of Jesus Christ to Frederic Barbarossa Introduction to the Ex-Classics Edition 5 Bibliographic Note 8 Editor's Introduction. 9 THE FIRST BOOK THE ACTS AND MONUMENTS, CONTAINING THE THREE HUNDRED YEARS NEXT AFTER CHRIST, WITH THE TEN PERSECUTIONS OF THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH. 1. Foreword 30 2. The Early Persecution of the Apostles 36 3. The First Persecution under Nero 42 4. The Second Persecution under Domitian 46 7. The Fifth Persecution under Severus 92 8. The Sixth Persecution under Maximinus 105 9. The Seventh Persecution under Decius 108 10. The Eighth Persecution under Valerian 129 11. The Tenth Persecution under Dioclesian 150 12. The Persecution under Licinius 175 13. Persecutions in Persia 198 15. Persecution under Julian the Apostate 204 16. Constantine the Great 206 THE SECOND BOOK CONTAINING THE NEXT THREE HUNDRED YEARS FOLLOWING WITH SUCH THINGS SPECIALLY TOUCHED AS HAVE HAPPENED IN ENGLAND FROM THE TIME OF KING LUCIUS TO GREGORIUS, AND SO AFTER TO THE TIME OF KING EGBERT. 17. The Church in Britain before the Coming of the Saxons 218 18. The Entering and Reigning of the Saxons in the Realm of England. 224 19. The Coming of Austin 226 20. The Conversion of the Saxons 236 21. From the Conversion of the Saxons to the Coming of the Danes 248 THE THIRD BOOK. FROM THE REIGN OF KING EGBERTUS UNTO THE TIME OF WILLIAM CONQUEROR. -3- VOLUME 14 22. The Coming of the Danes 270 23. Alfred the Great 280 23. King Edward the Elder 290 24. King Ethelstan 293 25. King Edmund 298 26. King Edgar 303 27. King Edward the Martyr 315 28. King Egelred or Ethelred, "The Unready" 319 29. Kings Edmund Ironside, Canute and Hardeknout 324 30. King Edward the Confessor 330 31. King Harold 336 THE FOURTH BOOK CONTAINING ANOTHER THREE HUNDRED YEARS, FROM WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR TO THE TIME OF JOHN WICKLIFFE, WHEREIN IS DESCRIBED THE PROUD AND MISORDERED REIGN OF ANTICHRIST BEGINNING TO STIR IN THE CHURCH OF CHRIST. 32. William the Conqueror 339 33. Hildebrand (Pope Gregory the Seventh) 347 34. Summary of the Reign and Character of William I. 364 35. William Rufus 367 36. Henry I. 381 37. King Stephen 403 38. Henry II 408 39. Quarrel between the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and the Papacy 409 VOLUME 2 From Thomas À Becket to King Edward III 40. Life and Death of Thomas À Becket 5 41. After the Death of Thomas À Becket 34 42. Pope Alexander III and the Waldenses 41 43. Other Events During the Reign of King Henry II. 51 44. Person and Character of Henry II. 56 45. Richard I. Massacre of Jews at the Coronation. Riot in York Cathedral 58 46. Dispute between the Archbishop and Abbot of Canterbury 62 47. Richard I. (Contd.) The Crusade 77 48. King John 92 49. King Henry III. 114 50. The Crusade against the Albigensians. 134 51. Henry III (Contd.) 145 52. The Schism between the Roman and Greek Churches 169 53. More Dissensions about Ecclesiastical Appointments 177 54. Papal Greed and Corruption 180 -4- FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS 55. The Third Crusade 198 56. The Emperor Frederick II. 209 57. The Right of Princes to Appoint Bishops 213 58. The Emperor Frederick II. (Contd.) 218 59. Frederic's Last Campaign and Death. Summary of his Character 251 60. Gulielmus and Other Champions of Christ 257 61. Robert Grosthead 272 62. The Wickedness of the Jews 283 63. Other Events in the Reign of Henry III 285 64. Quarrel of King Henry III and the Nobles 289 65. Prince Edward's Crusade 310 66. King Edward I. 319 67. Quarrel of King Philip of France and the Pope 325 68. King Edward I (Contd). 329 69. King Edward II. 343 70. King Edward III – Wars with the French and Scots 366 71. King Edward III — Matters Ecclesiastical 383 72. Anti-Papal Writers: 1300-1360 386 VOLUME 3 From King Edward III to King Henry V. THE FIFTH BOOK CONTAINING THE LAST THREE HUNDRED YEARS FROM THE LOOSING OUT OF SATAN. 73. The Persecutions Foretold in the Scriptures 5 74. The Prayer and Complaint of the Ploughman. 9 75. The Parable of Friar Rupescissanus 33 76. Armachanus and The Begging Friars 35 77. Pope Gregory the Eleventh and King Edward the Third 44 78. Anti-Papal Writers, 1370-1390 47 79. John Wickliff 52 80. Herford, Reppington and Ashton 83 81. John Wickliff (Contd.) 103 82. William Swinderby. 118 83. Walter Brute. 136 84. A Letter from Lucifer to the Pope and Prelates 199 85. King Richard II and the Followers of Wickliff 204 86. The Deposing of King Richard II. 224 87. William Sautre 229 88. Opposition to Henry IV. 238 89. John Badby 244 90. Laws Made against Heretics 249 91. William Thorpe. 260 -5- VOLUME 14 92. John Purvey. 301 93. Continuing Schism. 309 94. John Huss Condemned by Pope Alxander V. 311 95. Insufferable Pride and Vainglory of The Prelates 313 96. Notes of Certain Parliament Matters Passed in King Henry V's Days. 319 97. Coronation of Henry V. Synod of London 323 98. The Trouble and Persecution of the Lord Cobham. 325 99. Cope's Book of Lord Cobham, Answered 354 VOLUME 4 From John Huss to the Death of Pope Julius II 100. The Entry of the Story of the Bohemians. 4 101. The Council of Constance. 15 102. John Huss before the Council of Constance 24 103. The Trial of John Huss 50 104. The Articles against John Huss, and his Answers. 60 105. The Trial of John Huss (Continued) 85 106. Certain Letters relating to the Case of John Huss 101 107. Jerome of Prague. 116 108. The Letter of the Lords of Bohemia to the Council 131 109. John Claydon and Others 135 110. The Bohemians Resist the Pope 148 THE SIXTH BOOK PERTAINING TO THE LAST THREE HUNDRED YEARS FROM THE LOOSING OUT OF SATAN. 111. A Preface to the Reader. 179 112. Further Persecutions of Wicliff's Followers 180 113. The Council of Basil 207 114. The Election of Pope Felix V. 256 115. The Bohemians and the Council of Basil 266 116. Events in England 1431-1450 286 117. The Invention and Benefit of Printing. 302 118. The Lamentable Losing of Constantinople. 305 119. Reynold Pecocke 308 120. The Papacy, 1449-1492 312 121. The Wars of the Roses 316 122. On False Prophecies 332 123. Turmoil in the Empire 337 124. John the Neatherd of Franconia, a Martyr, and Doctor Johannes De Wesalia.350 125. The Wars of the Roses (Concluded) 356 126 The Word of God Spread by Printing 366 127. Jerome Savanarola 370 -6- FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS 128. Discontent in Germany 373 VOLUME 5 The Reformation in Europe THE SEVENTH BOOK OF THE ACTS AND MONUMENTS 129. History of the Turks. 6 130. Solyman, the Twelfth Emperor of The Turks. 35 131. The Siege of Vienna 38 132. Further Campaigns of Solyman 46 133. Recent Defeats Of The Turks 59 134. A Notice touching the miserable Persecution, Slaughter, and Captivity of the Christians under the Turks. 63 135. Persecution in England, 1500-1509 77 136. The Proud Primacy of Popes 91 137. Martin Luther — Introduction 118 138. Martin Luther 128 139. The Diet of Worms. 149 140. Assembly at Nuremberg 164 141. Luther after the Diet of Worms; His Teachings and Death. 180 142. Cardinal Campeius' Mission 189 143. The Reformation in Switzerland. 192 144. Henry Voes and John Esch 218 145. Henry Sutphen, Monk, a Martyr, at Dithmarsch. 220 146. The Lamentable Martyrdom of John Clerk, of Melden, In France. 229 147. John Castellane. 230 148. Martyrs in Germany. 234 149. Martyrs in France – I. 260 150. Martyrs in France – II. 290 151. Martyrs in Spain 327 152. Martyrs in Italy 340 153. The Waldensian Martyrs in Provence 359 154. The Waldensians of Piedmont 391 155. Pope Leo's Bull against Luther, and Luther's Answer 442 VOLUME 6 The Reign Of King Henry VIII – Part I. 156. Introduction to the Reign of Henry VIII. 5 157. Dispute about the Immaculate Conception. 7 158. Londoners Forced to Recant, 1510-1527 13 159. William Smeeting and John Brewster. 21 160. Richard Hun 24 161. London Martyrs, 1509-1518 41 162. Persecution in Lincoln 51 -7- VOLUME 14 163. Scholars and Poets 61 THE EIGHTH BOOK PERTAINING TO THE LAST THREE HUNDRED YEARS FROM THE LOOSING OUT OF SATAN. CONTINUING THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH MATTERS APPERTAINING TO BOTH STATES, AS WELL ECCLESIASTICAL, AS CIVIL AND TEMPORAL. 164. The History of Seven Godly Martyrs Burnt at Coventry. 66 165. Patrick Hamilton 69 166. Master Patrick's Places 74 167 Martyrs in Scotland and England, 1525-32. 93 168. Thomas Wolsey 102 169. The Sack of Rome 107 170. Thomas Wolsey (Contd.) 110 171. Mummuth and Hitten 127 172. Thomas Bilney 130 173. Books Banned by the Papists.
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